Human rights in Iran : (Record no. 5586)

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International Standard Book Number 9780812221398
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International Standard Book Number 0812221397
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System control number (OCoLC)722748165
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Original cataloging agency DLC
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Geographic area code a-ir---
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library TZAA
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number JC599
Item number .A38 2001
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 323/.0955
Edition number 21
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Afshari, Reza.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Human rights in Iran :
Remainder of title the abuse of cultural relativism /
Statement of responsibility, etc Reza Afshari.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Philadelphia, PA :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc University of Pennsylvania Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxiii, 409 pages ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Pennsylvania studies in human rights
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Republished with a new afterword.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-402) and index.
505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Miscellaneous information Ch. 1.
Title Islamic Cultural Relativism in Human Rights Discourse ---
-- Ch. 2.
-- The Shiite Theocracy ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 3.
Title The Right to Life ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 4.
Title The Right to Freedom from Torture ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 5.
Title The Right to Liberty and Security of Person and to Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 6.
Title The Right to a Fair Trial ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 7.
Title The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, and Religion ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 8.
Title Renounce Your Conscience or Face Death: The Prison Massacre of 1988 ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 9.
Title The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion: Iranian Religious Minorities ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 10.
Title Official Responses to the United Nations: Countering the Charges of Violations in the 1980s ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 11.
Title Change of Tactics After Ayatollah Khomeini's Death ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 12.
Title The Special Representative's Meetings with the Judiciary and Security Officials ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 13.
Title The Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression, and the Press ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 14.
Title The Most Revealing Cases of Violations of the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 15.
Title The Rights to Participate in the Political Life of the Country and to Peaceful Assembly and Association ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 16.
Title The Rights of Women ---
Miscellaneous information Ch. 17.
Title UN Monitoring, 1984-2000: Mixed Results ---
Miscellaneous information Conclusion.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Are the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights truly universal? Or, as some have argued, are they derived exclusively from Western philosophic traditions and therefore irrelevant to many non-Western cultures? Should a state's claims to indigenous traditions, and not international covenants, determine the scope of rights granted to its citizens? In his strong defense of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reza Afshari contends that the moral vision embodied in this and other agreements is a proper response to the abuses of the modern state. Asserting that the most serious violations of human rights by state rulers are motivated by political and economic factors rather than the purported concern for cultural authenticity, Afshari examines one particular state that has claimed cultural exception to the universality of human rights, the Islamic Republic of Iran. In his revealing case study, Afshari investigates how Islamic culture and Iranian politics since the fall of the Shah have affected human rights policy in that state. He exposes the human rights violations committed by ruling clerics in Iran since the Revolution, showing that Iran has behaved remarkably like other authoritarian governments in its human rights abuses. For over two decades, Iran has systematically jailed, tortured, and executed dissidents without due process of law and assassinated political opponents outside state borders. Furthermore, like other oppressive states, Iran has regularly denied and countered the charges made by United Nations human rights monitors, defending its acts as authentic cultural practices. Throughout his study, Afshari addresses Iran's claims of cultural relativism, a controversial thesis in the intense ongoing debate over the universality of human rights. In prison memoirs he uncovers the actual human rights abuses committed by the Islamic Republic and the sociopolitical conditions that cause or permit them. Finally, Afshari turns to little-read UN reports that reveal that the dynamics of power between UN human rights monitors and Iranian leaders have proven ineffective at enforcing human rights policy in Iran. -- Back cover.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human rights
Geographic subdivision Iran.
9 (RLIN) 11613
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Civil rights
Geographic subdivision Iran.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Civil rights.
Source of heading or term fast
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human rights.
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651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Iran.
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9 (RLIN) 11623
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
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African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Library African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Library 23/04/2020 JC599 .A38 2001 10208690 Books
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Library African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights Library 23/04/2020 JC599 .A38 2001 10208410 Books

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